| Reference number | PT/9/18/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Plate, light refracting through calcareous spar by unknown artist |
| Date | 1 May 1815 |
| Description | Plate XV showing figures 1-12 drawn in ink. The diagrams depict light rays refracting through specimens of calcareous spar.
Subject: Physics / Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'On the multiplication of images, and the colours which accompany them in some specimens of calcareous spar. By David Brewster, LL. D. F. R. S. Lond. and Edin. In a letter addressed to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. G. C. B. P. R. S'.
Written by Brewster in Edinburgh. Read 8 June 1815. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| Physical description | Ink diagrams on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1815.0019 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1815.0019 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT/9/18 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7450 | Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1781 - 1868 |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |